SHC Nutrition Promoter (Local Recruitment) (Maternity Cover)
Job Description
Goal
Provide Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHSSP) counseling services for the SHC MIYCN target clients, which comprise caregivers of children under two years, pregnant, and lactating women. Additionally, provide technical assistance on health education sessions conducted in SHC and mother-to-mother support groups in the community.
Responsibilities
Objective 1: Ensuring the provision of MIYCN and MHPSS counseling services for the SHC MIYCN target clients
- Help identify needs for breastfeeding counseling and provide adequate counseling.
- Facilitate sessions on nutrition, health, and hygiene good practices for pregnant and lactating women and caregivers of malnourished children attending the IYCF-E at the Health Sub Center (HSC).
- Provide individual training to community outreach officers and volunteers on best practices for infant and young child feeding.
- Conduct group sessions on MIYCF topics at the HSCs.
- Refer children and Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLWs) for required nutritional/medical care within the HSC.
- Prepare daily/weekly reports on activities and any necessary reports as requested by the HSC Supervisor.
- Conduct psychoeducation and child care practices awareness sessions for beneficiaries and identify appropriate IEC materials, ensuring their use during each session.
- Provide one-on-one/group psychosocial support (PSS) and psychological first aid (PFA) for beneficiaries in psychosocial distress.
- Register clients and fill in the logbook; MHPSS register, and carry out initial assessments & screenings using validated tools, filling out client forms/tools during and after sessions.
Objective 2: Provide technical support for community outreach officers and community health workers
- Facilitate the scheduling of outreach workers/volunteers for follow-up of caregivers of children with breastfeeding difficulties at home.
- Identify mothers to become peer educators in their home villages and support them to undertake sensitization and referral to the HSC.
- Train community outreach officers and volunteers on best practices for infant and young child feeding.
- Responsible for MIYCN program activities record keeping and reporting.
Objective 3: Represent ACF
- Uphold the professional image of the ACF program.
- Respect the principles and values of ACF within the framework of the partnership.
- Adhere to the ACF charter.
- Explain to stakeholders and populations the activities and objectives of the programs.
Objective 4: Any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor
- Support other team members with basic HSC tasks (screening, registration of patients, crowd control, health education, etc.).
- Assist the team in ensuring timely and high-quality reports.
Job Requirements
Background/Qualifications
- Completed higher secondary level education with at least 2 years of experience in the field of health and nutrition.
- Previous experience working in nutrition activities (MHTs, TFUs).
- Patience, good relations with others, strong team collaboration skills, precision, and the ability to work under stressful situations.
- Ability to manage staff according to local culture.
- Fluent in Dari, Pashto, and some knowledge of English.
- High flexibility regarding location.
- Good team management skills and a positive attitude.
Submission Guideline
Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address:
Human Resources Department AAH office
or can also be emailed to:
vacancies-hl@af-actionagainsthunger.org indicating the job title and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line.
Eligible candidates are invited to apply as early as possible, until 03 Jun 2025.
Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.
Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply. ACF/AAH has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).
Submission Email
Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim (AAH/ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in 1979. AAH/ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995. AAH/ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a local health system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are at greater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, in order to have a lasting impact on nutritional status. The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level, strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional response activities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and